May2018
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Priyanka Chopra: Rohingya children have no future in sight as she calls for help
May 22, 2018Actress Priyanka Chopra has said Rohingya children are ‘still highly vulnerable’ in overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh, nine months after they were displaced from Myanmar. She made the comments on an Instragram post on Monday evening... -
Bangabandhu-1 satellite completes first phase of launch
May 22, 2018Bangladesh’s first commercial satellite Bangabandhu-1 has completed the first stage of its launch. The communication satellite completed the Launch and Early Orbit Phase 10 days after a SpaceX rocket blasted off carrying it into orbit early... -
Five killed, 22 wounded by Houthi missile in Yemen’s city of Marib
May 22, 2018Five people were killed and 22 wounded by a Houthi missile fired at the Yemeni city of Marib, which falls under control of the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the SABA news agency... -
Foreign media arrive in North Korea, suggesting nuclear shutdown on track
May 22, 2018About two dozen journalists from Western and Chinese news organizations arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to witness the closure of its nuclear test site, an indication that the shutdown will go ahead amid renewed diplomatic... -
Russia shoots down ‘unidentified drone’ near air base in Syria
May 22, 2018Russia’s military said on Monday it had shot down an unidentified drone that came close to its Syrian air base at Hmeimim, RIA news agency said, citing the Russian Defence Ministry. “There are neither casualties nor... -
Myanmar judge to rule on evidence allegedly taken from Reuters reporters’ phones
May 22, 2018A Myanmar judge will rule on Tuesday whether to allow the submission of evidence police say they obtained from the mobile phones of two Reuters reporters arrested in December for alleged possession of secret documents. The... -
Cuba plane crash death toll rises to 111, Mexico suspends lease company
May 22, 2018The death toll in one of Cuba’s worst air disasters rose to 111 on Monday while Mexico suspended the operations of the Mexican company that had leased the 39-year old Boeing 737 to Cuba’s flagship airline.... -
Thai protesters confront police, anti-government march blocked
May 22, 2018Anti-government protesters confronted police on Tuesday soon after they began a march from a university in the Thai capital to Government House to demand that the military government hold a general election by November. Government House... -
Venezuelan opposition claims moral win
May 22, 2018Venezuela’s opposition claimed a moral victory after massive abstention marred President Nicolas Maduro’s re-election on Sunday, but with no clear strategy ahead for those who want change, the question loomed: where do we go from here?... -
Victim’s mother says, spurned advances provoked Texas school shooting
May 22, 2018A teenage boy charged with fatally shooting eight students and two teachers during a gun rampage at a Houston-area high school had been spurned by one of his victims after making aggressive advances, her mother told...
